Fence-lock.



Patented July 29, 1902-.

" No. 705,95l.

W. B. MAcLEAN.

FENE LUCK.

(Application led Oct. 13, 1900.)

(No Model.)

3o the same.

UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BALMER MAGLEAN, OF GALETTA, CANADA.

FENCE-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,951, dated July 29, 1902.

Application led October 13, 1900. `Serial No. 32,941. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BALMER MAC- LEAN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Galetta, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have in- 1o new and improved fence-lock more especially designed for securely fastening the longitudinal wires to the pickets of a fence, the lock being simple and durable in construction, Very eifective in operation, and readily applied to securely fasten or bind the parts together.

The invention consists of novelfeatures and parts and combinations of the saine, as will be fully described hereinafter and then 2o pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specificatiomin which similar characters of reference indicate corz 5 responding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the im I provement as applied to a fence with round pickets. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan View of the same'. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of a modified form of the improvement. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another modied form of the improvement as applied to a fence having flat pickets, and Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view of the same.

4o elongated apertures C' in the flanges C2 of a U-shaped clip C, forming the lock, the fencewire B being in contact with the post A, between the said flanges C2 and a distance from the back or connecting part Caof the clip C.

The wire B is securely pressed into contact with the post A by arms C4, extending integrally from the ends of the part CB of the clip, it being understood that in manufacturing the clip the said arms C4 extend at an 5o angle to the back CB, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2; and these angular arms are bent by the operator by the use of a suitable tool down into a locking position against the fencewire B at the time the lock is applied.

The inner edges of the arms C4 are preferably curved or notched to correspond to the surface of the wire B to be locked in place on the post A between the flanges CSi of the clip, it being understood that when said arms C4 are bent to engage the wire B then the latter is firmly pressed against the post A, so that both the post A and the wire B are held immovably in the clip and the latter is held immovably on the post. The post A instead of extending through apertures C in the flanges O2 may be slipped into recesses C5, formed in the flanges C2, as illustrated in Fig. 4c.

As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the device is applied to a hat fence post or picket A and the longitudinal wire B', and in this case the flanges C6 of the clip C are formed with inwardly-extending lugs or hooks C7, adapted to engage the said post and to lock the clip in place.

The inner edges of the arms C8 of the clip are curved or notched to correspond to the surface of the wire B.

Although I have shown the device applied to fence wires and posts, it is evident that the device may be used for other purposes, if desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A lock for locking a wire to a post or picket, comprising a U-shaped clip adapted to receive a wire between its parallel mem bers and having vertically-alined bearings in said members to receive a post or picket, and integral locking arms projecting from. the ends of the portion connecting the parallel members, said arms being adapted to be bent so as to engage with their inner edges the wire and force it in firm contact with the post or picket, as set forth.

2. A lock for locking a wire to a post or picket, consisting of a U -shaped clip adapted toreceive a wire between its 'parallel members and having` verticallyalined openings in said members to receive a post or picket,

and integral locking-arms projecting from In testimony whereof I have signed-my the ends of the portion connecting the parainame to this speoicatiolrin the presence of lel members, said arms having their inner two subscribing witnesses.

edges recessed or notched and adapted to be WILLIAM BALMER MACLEAN. 5 bent into engagement with the wire to force VWitnesses:

it into firm contact with the post or picket, as J. E. THOMPSON7V f R. A. HUNT.

set forth. 

